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Hardware compatibility list · Aug 2026

Liqid server and GPU compatibility
What Liqid has tested, and the small print

Liqid works with standard servers, but not every server, and not every GPU in every chassis. This page summarises Liqid's hardware compatibility list by vendor and pulls out the conditions on specific models: risers, BIOS versions, enclosure generations. You can see whether your estate is a fit before asking for a quote.
SERVER ENTRIES
DELL POWEREDGE MODELS
GPU ENTRIES
CXL MEMORY HOSTS
NVME SSD ENTRIES
CISCO UCS MODELS IN THE CISCO BRIEF
At a glance

Coverage by vendor

Counted row by row from Liqid's compatibility list dated 17 August 2026[src]. Dell dominates the servers and NVIDIA the GPUs, which matches the reference designs Liqid publishes.
Liqid hardware compatibility list entries by vendorSource: Liqid Hardware Compatibility List, 17 Aug 2026.Servers (49)Dell21Fsas PRIMERGY7Cisco UCS5Intel4Supermicro2Inspur2HPE1Lenovo1Six others6GPUs (47)NVIDIA37AMD5Intel3Groq1NextSilicon1Other devicesNVMe SSDs27NICs19Exp. chassis14FPGAs11PDUs10CXL hosts4Source: Liqid Hardware Compatibility List, 17 Aug 2026.
Entries on Liqid's HCL by vendor, for servers, GPUs and other device types. Counts are table rows: a GPU listed under two names (for example A100 and Ampere A100 40GB) counts twice. 'Six others' are Accton, Ampere, Epsylon, Jabil, MiTAC/Tyan and NVIDIA Jetson.
Servers

Host servers Liqid has tested

Each host connects through a Liqid host adapter: current Gen5 bundles use the HX-5160P-1C in a Gen5 x16 slot[src], and older listed hosts use Gen3/Gen4 adapters. Grouped by vendor from the HCL[src] and Liqid's Cisco brief[src].
VendorModels listed
Dell PowerEdgeR640, R650, R650xs, R660, R670, R740, R740xd, R750, R750xs, R760, R6515, R6525, R6625, R7515, R7525, R7625, C6520, C6525, C6620, MX750c, MX760c
Cisco UCSC220 M7, C225 M8, C240 M5, C240 M7, C240 M8 on the HCL; the Cisco brief adds C220 M8, C225 M7, C245 M7 and C245 M8
Fsas Technologies PRIMERGYRX1440 M2, RX2450 M2, RX2530 M6/M7/M8, RX2540 M7/M8 (special PRIMERGY CDI models on most)
HPE ProLiantDL380 Gen10
Lenovo ThinkSystemSR655
SupermicroAS-1114S-WN10RT, SYS-122H-TN
CXL memory hostsASRock GNR2D16-2T, ALVRES KR2280-X3-A0-R0-00, Fsas PRIMERGY RX2530 M8, Supermicro SYS-222C-TN11
Host readiness for a Liqid fabric, layer by layerNecessary, not sufficient: unlisted models are checked with Liqid before quoting.ModelListed on the HCL; read its footnotes (riser, BIOS, Gen3-only, CDI model)SlotFree x16 slot: Gen5 for the HX-5160P-1C, Gen3/Gen4 adapters on older hostsBIOSPCIe native mode; CXL/PCIe native mode for memory hostsOSLinux, VMware/Nutanix or Windows Server 2012 R2+; no desktop WindowsCablingCDFP copper or active optical cable to a chassis or ToR switchNecessary, not sufficient: unlisted models are checked with Liqid before quoting.
What each host needs before it can join a Liqid fabric, from the model check down to the cable. Sources: Liqid HCL, HX-5160P-1C and HX-5160C-1C HBA datasheets, Cisco UCS brief and FX-5016-2 datasheet.

Servnet publishes data sheets for several of these hosts: Dell PowerEdge R660, Dell PowerEdge R670, Dell PowerEdge R760, Dell PowerEdge R6625, Dell PowerEdge R7625 and HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen10. To configure a new host, start with Dell PowerEdge or the Cisco range.

GPUs and accelerators

GPUs Liqid has tested

GPUs must be PCIe cards, up to full-height, full-length and double-wide. The Gen5 EX-5410P supports 600 W devices[src].
FamilyModels listed
NVIDIA data centreH100, H100 NVL, H200 NVL, L40S, L40, L4, A100, A40, A30, A16, A10, A2, T4
NVIDIA professionalRTX PRO 6000, RTX A6000, RTX 6000/8000
AMD InstinctMI100, MI210 on the HCL; MI350P in the UltraStack MI350P system
IntelData Center GPU Max 1100, Flex 140, Flex 170
Other acceleratorsGroq GC1-1019, NextSilicon Maverick, plus FPGAs (Intel, Xilinx, BittWare)

Choosing the GPU itself? Our GPU accelerators guide compares the data-centre cards, and the AI GPU calculator sizes them to a model.

Small print

Conditions on specific models

These footnotes on the HCL are the ones most likely to catch out a build[src]. We check each against your exact configuration.
ModelCondition on Liqid’s HCL
Dell PowerEdge R650, R650xs, R750, R750xsSpecial riser configuration with Dell custom BIOS
Cisco UCS C240 M5PCIe Gen3 only; Gen4 or later does not work
Fsas PRIMERGY RX1440 M2, RX2530 M7/M8, RX2540 M7/M8Special model for PRIMERGY CDI
Fsas PRIMERGY RX2450 M2PRIMERGY CDI model; only with 5th Gen AMD EPYC processors
NVIDIA H100Supported only on the updated Gen4 10-slot enclosure
NVIDIA H200 NVLOnly on select Gen5 enclosures
NVIDIA L40SNeeds a firmware update on the EX-4410
NVIDIA A30xOnly supported on the 8-slot chassis
Several older GeForce, Titan and Quadro cardsLinux only, or Linux and Windows only
Reference designs

Validated designs with server vendors

Beyond the list, Liqid publishes designs built around specific server families, and the HCL flags special PRIMERGY CDI models. The designs are tested blueprints rather than one-offs.
Liqid reference designs by server familyDesign summaries only; each source document carries the full configuration.Cisco UCS C-SeriesUp to 30 GPUs per 1U/2U serverPod: 30 GPUs, 8 servers, 22 RUC220/C225/C240/C245 M7, M8Dell PowerEdge MXSmartStack MX via Fabric BUp to 20 GPUs per sledUp to 30 GPUs per MX7000Dell R760 / R7625UltraStack L40S reference10, 20 or 30 L40S GPUs7U, 12U or 16UAMD EPYC 9005 hostUltraStack with MI350P4 to 30 GPUs, one hostDell or Supermicro serverFsas PRIMERGY (HCL)Special CDI models (HCL)RX1440 M2, RX2450 M2,RX2530/RX2540 M7 and M8Micron AbacoMemory-centric rackUp to 160 TB pooled DDR5Up to 16 serversDesign summaries only; each source document carries the full configuration.
Liqid's published server-vendor designs, plus the PRIMERGY CDI models flagged on the HCL (no separate PRIMERGY design document). Sources: Cisco UCS tech brief, SmartStack MX datasheet, UltraStack L40S reference design, MI350P datasheet, HCL and Abaco page.

Liqid's Cisco design lists a full bill of materials for its 30-GPU pod: eight UCS servers with Liqid Gen5 HBAs, one 16-port PCIe switch, a 16-port Director, three EX-5410P chassis, 30 software licences and 36 months of premium support[src]. Expect a quote in a similar shape.

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FAQs

Liqid compatibility: common questions

Which servers are on Liqid’s compatibility list?

Liqid’s hardware compatibility list (dated 17 August 2026) has 49 server entries. They include 21 Dell PowerEdge models (among them the R660, R670, R760, R6625, R7625 and MX760c), Cisco UCS C220 M7, C225 M8 and C240 M5/M7/M8, seven Fsas Technologies PRIMERGY models, HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen10, Lenovo SR655 and two Supermicro systems. Liqid’s Cisco brief adds the C220 M8, C225 M7, C245 M7 and C245 M8.

My server is not on the list. Can it still work?

Possibly. For Liqid’s current Gen5 fabric the host needs a free PCIe Gen5 x16 slot for the HX-5160P-1C HBA (a half-height, half-length card) and a BIOS that supports PCIe native mode, running Linux, VMware/Nutanix or Windows Server 2012 R2 or later (no desktop Windows). Older listed hosts use Liqid’s Gen3/Gen4 adapters. That is necessary, not sufficient: Liqid tests specific models, and several listed ones need a special riser or BIOS. We check unlisted models with Liqid before quoting rather than assume.

Which GPUs can Liqid pool?

The list has 47 GPU entries: 37 NVIDIA (including H100, H100 NVL, H200 NVL, L40S, L40, L4, A100, A16 and RTX PRO 6000), 5 AMD (including Instinct MI100 and MI210), 3 Intel (Max 1100, Flex 140 and 170), Groq GC1-1019 and NextSilicon Maverick. The UltraStack MI350P system adds AMD Instinct MI350P. Cards must be PCIe, up to full-height, full-length and double-wide; Liqid’s Gen5 EX-5410P supports 600 W devices.

Which servers support Liqid CXL memory?

Four CXL hosts are listed: ASRock GNR2D16-2T, ALVRES KR2280-X3-A0-R0-00, Fsas Technologies PRIMERGY RX2530 M8 and Supermicro SYS-222C-TN11. CXL memory needs a CXL-capable platform with CXL/PCIe native mode in BIOS. See Liqid CXL memory pooling.

Do I need new servers to use Liqid?

Not necessarily. Many current Dell, Cisco and PRIMERGY rack servers are listed, so pooling can start with hosts you already own plus an HBA in each. If a host is too old or not listed, we can quote a listed replacement with it. Our PowerEdge R760 and R7625 data sheets cover two of the hosts Liqid used in its UltraStack reference design.

How current is this list?

This page summarises the HCL revision dated 17 August 2026. Liqid updates it as models are tested, so we check the current revision for every quote.

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Sources

Every specification on this page comes from Liqid's own product pages and datasheets, listed below with their dates. Where Liqid's web copy and a datasheet differ, we use the datasheet. Figures are confirmed against the current revision when we quote.

  1. Liqid Hardware Compatibility List · dated 17 Aug 2026
  2. Cisco UCS C-Series with high-power GPUs (tech brief) · Nov 2025
  3. HX-5160P-1C PCIe Gen5 HBA datasheet · dated 27 Oct 2025
  4. EX-5410P PCIe Gen5 expansion chassis datasheet · dated 11 Dec 2025
  5. SmartStack MX datasheet (Dell PowerEdge MX) · dated 12 Sep 2024
  6. UltraStack L40S reference design (Dell PowerEdge) · dated 13 May 2024
  7. UltraStack with AMD MI350P datasheet · dated 13 Oct 2026
  8. Micron Abaco, powered by Liqid · web page, read 29 Oct 2026

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